Leer stacker



Sept. 12, 1933. J. MAYO LEER STACKER Filed May 1, 1931 5 Shets-Sheet 1 J. MAYO LEER STACKER Sept. 12, 1933.

Filed May 1, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 lIllUllULll l ll v i HHM IIHHHH H H 1 LL Sept. 12, 1933. MAYQ 1,926,593

LEER STACKER .Filed May 1. 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Sept. 12, 1933.

J. MAYO LEER STACKER Filed May 1, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 .llllil|| III 1| J. MAYQ 1,926,593

LEER STACKER Filed May 1. 1931 5 Sheets-Shut 5 se i. 12, 1933.

wfiiwh um ll: IIIIL Patented Sept. 12, 1933 k ITEP ST S Thisjnvention relates to annealing furnaces or lcers used in the manufacture of glass articles such aseborttles, tumblers, fruit jars, etcg andis an: improvement on the devicedisc'losed in the 5 United States LettersfPatent No. 1,'I19,8Sl7,g rant;

ed :to .me' on JulyS, 1929. Ihis; invention in particular relates to the distributing system which receives. pieces ofware one 'byone from the forming machine and arranges the same "in pre- 1 determined formation 'withinthe leer, preparatory to their chamber.

passage through v the annealing V In theabove referredto patent, the -distributingsystem for arrangingthe were in; rows across the conveyor of the leer operates at regular intervals regardless of the positionof the ware. The I .number of piecesrof ware in each row is governed by the speed of the oscillation of the guide arms and the [speed of the conveyor which. carries obvious that l in "such a distributing systemithe speed of the conveyor musthe synchronized with the-speed ofcscillation of the arms to secure its most 'efiicient operation.

} more or 1ess, '.in their' scope of operationysince some t are able to accommodate only one size of 30 ware at a time,"while others carry the majority:

of the pieces-oi were to one side of the leer and do not give an evenadistribution. "Also some of the ware distributing 1 devices scratch the "pieces of ware-on their outer surfaces'by pushing one row against the preceding row.

vide an. oscillatory ware distributing: member whichautomaticany diverts half of the incoming 'the crosswise row desired. 1 7.

Another objectof'this" invention is to provide a distributing' system whereby the number of pieces per cross row is governed by the'speed ofthe conveyor which carries the were length- .wise cf-fthe leer.

of thewareto-the other side of the leer to for m 3A tfurther object of this-invention is to'provide a distributor capable of "handling simulta neouslyi a wide variety (if-ware of varying'diameters and shapes. i y i A; still further object of this invention is to proe vide a distributor which will automatically dis tributewithout clogging, bottles which are lying down on" their sides or in; groups of more than oneiat a rtime.v

Q Application May 1, 9 1?seen;sneeze v 24claims, (co -.31)

the warelengthwise of the leer. I It is, therefore,

7 All the other distributing devicesfor arranging the. pieces of ware in rows crosswise 0f the. iojer now in use and known to me, are limited,

It is an o ject of the present inventionto pro-' .wareon'one sideof the leer andithe other half These and other objects which engine; made apparent to ,those skilled in}. this particular art are accomplished by means of this invention,jone embodiment of which :isset forth in "the :jfQllow- V ne specification and: illustrated-inethegaccomw so panying drawings,-, wherein; it 1 c Figure 1 as top "plan: view of the f eedingflendiof the leer provided with my improved ware distributing-rdevicep,

Fig, 2 isgazviewinside elevation .of the feeding cs end {of the; leerrhaving the sidewall removedfor convenience ofgillu'stration. P I -,.-Fig-. 3 is a sectional plan :view, taken on line trating -the mounting ofithe distributing;device in the'distributing'arm. 1 r Fig. 9 is agp'lanview; of the cylinder and: rock'- er valve for oscillatingthe distributing.ar'm.i 1 -Fig. 10;.is'ah: enlarged end viewcfjthe' rocker valve-and c r t 35' Fig. 11s a viewtakenonlinaXITXI of Figure 7 '1 showingthemechanismifor:operatingtheware guidingarms. 11--4 i V 1 In the-several; figures or the drawingsslike referencecharacters/refer to like parts-of thestructure. a The leer 'comprises-a long' brick "OVGlilDftiJhG front: portiononly 20f whichr iis shown, ha ving" ai bottomfl12,side;wal1s.;l4,,.anda roof 16;. The .pieces of ware designated as 18 are receivedone 9.5 at atime fromz-theiforming machineinoti shown) on a revolving P disc. ;20 which carries 1 the f pieces of ware aroundmntil they come .inicontactwith an arm; 22' which; deflects ithe ware onto a narrow conveyor. 24-which isj '.an.,extension-;of the leer'f Q "floor (Figs; 1,"2 and-3). ,The narrow conveyor 24 and. the "mainqconveyor', 2610f the leer/are formed ofv closelyspaltzed rollers. 1 Since the use of roller conveyorsin leers is old; this description will he limited to those features necesSaryF-fQr the understanding-ethic:present invention; T13he arm 22; deflectsthe :ware' :18 onto? the "center of th'enarrow rollerconveyor-24 whichicar'ries :the wareintothe leeizaiAs'thewaretravels across the-narrow conveyor24, it.isdeflectedito one side Fig. disc view in-end elevationof the'leerzwith 79 I the distributing device attached. 7 i Fig-453m an enlargedview-in section illus- The pieces of ware 18, as 'ing arms 28, move onto the main conveyor 26 or the other by guiding arms 28, one end of which is pivoted to the arms 30 extending from the side of the conveyor 24.- The other ends of the arms 7 member 34 is held in position by a If-shaped memv 'ber40 whichis slidably supported on rods 42 extending outwardly from a plate 44 which is secured to the front wall 38 of the leer. The rods 42 form'pivot points for swinging cams 46which extend downwardly between the legs of v member.

34 and are movable into engagement therewith to slide said member and turn the ware guid-' ing arms 28 so as to direct the ware toward one side or the other of'th e mainconveyor 26. The

mechanism'foroperatingthecams 46 will be here-,

inafter explained. g

they leave the guidof the leer wherethey strike the side of a guiding arm 50 which deflects the piecesof ware toward theouteredges of the conveyor 26. The arm 50 is suspended from vertical rods 52 which are carried by a bar 54 secured to ,theend of a pivot block 56' (Fig. 5) The pivot block 56 is supported by means of a ball race 58 on a pivot. member 60 which ismounted intheroof- 16 of the leer.

vAbar62 is mounted on the' top of the block 56 and has one end extending over the front end-of the leer beyond the swinging cams 46 Bolts 64 extending through openings in the; block 56 and oted thereto at 6'7 which forms a shock absorber for the bar. The outer'end ofthe member 66 is :held in position by an angle clip 68 secured to the end of the bar. The outer or flared end-of the triangular shaped channel-66 is normally main- 7 tained in spaced relation to the bar 62 by a com- 1 pression spring 70 whichextends through a horizontal opening'in the bar and the ends of which bear againsttheiinside edges of the member66. When the pivot block-56 is-turned, 'the bar 62 is oscillated-bringing the channel member 66 into contact with one of thesetscrews 74 which are -mounted in anglemembers 76 secured'to the roof.

. of.v the leer; .The shock caused-by the member a may be oscillated;

The-pieces of ware onthe conveyor: 26 bear againstthe side ofthe arm 50 which deflects the pieces toward the sides 60 'of. the leer. .When the first piece of ware en- 66 hitting the screw 74is absorbed by'the spring '70. The set screwsf74 provide an adjustment for regulating the are through which the bar 62 being carried into the leer tering the leer reaches-the end of the distributing arm- 50, theiarm is automatically oscillate'd or swung awayjfrom the pieces of ware bearing against"v it which permits "the same to move straight into the leer as shown in the dottedpor- 'tlOIlSfiI'l Figure 3. .The rollers at the front of the feeding end of the leerare'-rotatedffaster than the 'remainingrrollers of the conveyor as is the common practice in leer construction and, as a result of this ,difierence in speed between the two portionsxof the conveyonthe ware moving straight into the leer'is arranged in r ows substan tially crosswise of the leer..

As the deflector arm '50 is swung toward the opposite side of the leer ,,the guiding arms 28 are last piece striking the arm will be substantially also moved about their pivot points so that the ates a piston rod 80. The piston rod 30 is flattened 1 at one endrand has a bar 82 connected thereto,

the outer .end of which is supported in a guide block 84 mounted on the roof 16 of the leer. The' guide rod 82 has a slot 86 formed therein which straddles the bar 62 and causes the bar and the deflecting arm 50 connected thereto to swing through an arcas the piston rod moves in and out of thecylinder 78.

As the bar 62 is moved between the stop screws 74, the front or outer end of thebar strikes and operates one of the swinging cams 46 which slides the member 34 and the Tshaped member 40 on the support36 and the rods 42; respectively,

Iforcing the-ware guiding arms 28 to turn about their pivot points and direct the ware on the narrow conveyor 24 toward the opposite side of the main conveyor 26. ,The'cams 46. are soar- :1300

ranged that the end of the bar passes completely over both of the cams during its'travel in one direction. S uch a construction isnecessaryin order to change the position of, the arms v28 as soonas the arm 50 starts moving across theleer,

sothat the ware on the narrow conveyor .24 will be deflected to the proper side of the leerto bear against thearm 50 in its new position. 4

, After the bar 62 has passed completely over the cams 46 and the guiding arms 28 have been swung from one side of the conveyor 24 tothe vother sidefthereoi, weights 47 on the lower ends v of the cams-46; returnthe cams to their per.- pendicular position in readiness to'be operated by the bar 62 when it is moved in the opposite direction. The movement of the'bai '62 inv the opposite direction forces the cams 46 to slide the member 34 and turn the guide arms 28 toward the other side of the conveyor.

The piston rod 80 is moved .backand forth in the cylinder 78. so as to oscillate the bar 62 and the deflecting arms 28 and '50 by air which is turned in one direction so as toolirect air into the top of the cylinder. 1 When the slot 96 is in communication with the pipe 94, an opening 98 in the valve leading to an exhaust 100 formed in the valve is registering, with the pipe 90 so as to permit the air in the bottom of the cylinder ,to be exhausted. When the valve is turned in the opposite direction, a slot 102 establishes communication between the pipe94 and the pipe 90 which'delivers air to the bottom of thevcylinder.

The air in-the top'of the cylinder is discharged throughan opening 104which leads to the exhaust 100 and which registers with the pipe 88 when air is being delivered to the bottom of the cylinder. V

It'isimportant that the ware deflecting arm 50 be movedacross the leer with sufiicient speed to break its contact with the ware so that the ware willmo've unimpeded intothe leer and the iteeme L ii iil B t e r' e he lee peed the ,.1fi' ';'t an i 90 eed n tom e lm 'p b ed ,w h a .rj eiilatemr .St p he em utitt h ir ente i andli inder 78 maybe reagiily legi t m 11 tr l ng h Su ply n i I mekee eseibllete met the P and'olit of the cylinder at the "(1 Y R I I eonseqi e tly the arm; 50 is oscillated at the proper e e e d M I T turn the ljOjCkQD ViQlliffi-B 9 2 w 'directitizis so as t9; esta hiish ee' a v V tween the pipe 94; and one pf thep es iifiandBO, a roj'cker arm 1'06 -is ur 01 to eei ci pf'ethe vai ve, t e, ehds p which liesl upon ist n 10a and llo mc'pu t ed in' cylinders 112 and 11A; re-

sp ti e t P s n 1'9,. yl de i 4 far of larger diameters than the -pist'gri l0 ianci cylinne 1. h p 'ee .Q w ch wi l i'e he t te ex a ned bin lfi lead g qm he V i t pbly ii 8 ,9' wh' fl ub 1' 8 tt l d 2 j fi it with. t e tet th cylinders 1'12Qand 1 1fi; respeetively. I A Q rimerciaI globe yt e 21 disp ed tthe i gll e,- twe n the leadqfi tube 11;; a 12p, and is so aiiusted that when the pipe 116 is eqnhecteci to the fatmgspher e there is a substantial pressure diOp-across the valve and an; unbalanced cpnditign is created whereby a greater iorce t viil be applied to the pistdn-1j08 than istendirig to act i- K The pistons 10's ahd li t) whieh eperateithe 'riicker V a1 ve 9 2 are aeti i ited py imp ilsesei eateci by mechanism carried er; the defiectingarrhfii) (Figs. '7 and 8). 'rnejware passing along the o a "ve n; ei i e n i w dly f om a p 130- li iqiinted oh-the arm 50. Thefware j pushes ;The valve bldek is provided with-"e ie n'gitiidi- Ih'dved into-arid out ver edminufiieatmh; with an opening 14 m the'b10ek'13Q1" A tube 146; which is iii edmn'iunicatibn with the o'per iihg 144 has receivedeir'thebonveyor 26 (if the'leergwhieh ward the left "edge of the "cni'r e'ybr 26;as shown the postman illustrated in Fig. TWhich ci c'ises' the opehih'g'lfl." This dlesirig of thet'pening 144 causes the air pre'ssiire to build up in the *tu'bes 116 imtil it is substeiiitially th same on hdth sides of the heedle Valve 122. since the piessuie per "unitfarea ufi'der 'the 'pi stb'n is substantially "thesame as the pressure per unit area tending to actuate the piston 108,'1'anii"sir1ce the area of the piston *1 10 is gre ater than the area of the p istbh "108,it is-appareiitthat the product o'f the pressure er imit'area and the 7 {area of the piston 110 will exceed the produet of the pressureper uii itaiea andthe'are'a offthe piston '10s, "consequently "t eipiston rio wi 'lbe ;f92 and brings the slot 102-irito ebiiiinii iicai arms 28 are mqveii so as tqdefleet the incoming w re towarci h, rightfs iiiebfthe leery when h a e 019 313 s mo e 9 i u ie en 1 21s tne m u i etpw ththe dD e l1 and the tiihe i46is eoiih'cted to the atmosphm,

Yeti e. 221te, wh ch the e l i e 14 Y e l nec teld ial lsbelbw the pressure in the pipe 116 fqnt e pp te sidedue. to the settihgf the .t U90,

table 122; The pressure tending toactijiat the pist0r1= 10B therefpre', is greater than the .prestire drop acrossthe fieeiile" Valve 122; The

\ halye 122 is set s'o that when the tube 116 is eve to t rvet n e reat e du o th pressure per unitarea angithe area of the pistlc' ah 1 wi ll exeeed the produ'et pfthe pressuie per un t e ee f iethe re o the iston i sequently the pisto 108 is raiseidwhieh turns the rocker v alye so that theslQt 961s inict idhiffiini Cation tvith' the time '88 leading' to the topbf :"the

'e'ylincier '78 a thejaefleeting arms '50 ahqas through the mechanism assqciated with the pie The pieees of tva're' 1B are wiped the dise 20 0r1 to the arrewicoiiveyqr g here they, pass between the guide arms 28 'Whieh direct the pieces of ware toward 'one side of the leer. fFpr convenience of iiigstration, the operation bithe distributing system will 'be explained first iii the "positidnas'shown in Figure 3. M

tWher in this p'psition the fv e'nt 142 i the veive block 132 is registering with the opening 1214 formed in the b10ekl130 permitting'theJair 85 e pressure in pipe 118cm the side Of the needle in' the cylinder 114 by the am0untf of the fin thetiibe's 146 and 11 5130 be ischarged ifmi'gr;

the tent The air'pres'sure,*1ir 1der such circuhi; stances-is greater inthe cylinder il OQtha n in V the "eylihder 112mm the pistbh 1081s i i ed position-- Th retkeri lie 92 sit so that air is delivered through the pipe 83 into the toppf the py1inder'78 whieh he lds the piston d. 8i] inits down position andfmai tains" the fdeflecting arm 50 the position shown in Fig- The we e, esf-e 'leavesth g iiifdirig aim hen t e first piee e were passes the end Whichtiirri's the disc 126 and the vaiiiehloc'k 113 2 breaking the co nh unicatidii' betweeh the opehsure in the tiibe '146=a1 1d'the pipe 116{ to build 105 "forcing the pistbn 1108 ac ir'itb the e 'iiiiaejr 112. The "i'ockerarh lfiii'tlirfis'thel iqcker alve [with the tube 90 aliid tiieopehinglo i f gqmn unieation with the tube fee, Airtheii "(fielit/erect ti) the bbttdiii! of thecyliriaer' '78 which up imtiithe pressure in the ia rgelcylinder li i .is greater than in thefsmail cylinder 112, which raises the piston l lO and'turns the rocker arm the bar 62 carrying the arm 50' toward the opposite side of the leer, As the piston rod 80.

, ing 104 into the exhaust 100.

As the bar 62 is swung toward the right side of the leer, the outer end thereof strikes the swing-.- ing cams 46 which move'the member 34 and shift thearms 28 toward the'right 'side'of the leer. The arms 28 and 50 then deflect the ware toward the right side of the leer and are held in that position until a piecejo'f ware has reached the end of the arm 50. As the first piece of ware'travelling toward theright side of the leer passes the end of the arm 50, it operates the contact finger 124-whichturns the valveblock 132 and reestablishes communication between the vent 142 and the opening 144. As soon as the vent142 is in, communication with the opening 144, the pressure inthe cylinder 11 i drops below the pressure in the cylinder 112 which causes the piston 108 to be raised and rock the valve 92 which reverses the direction of the air going into the cylinder '78. The air now being directed into the top of the cylinder 78' forces the piston rod 80Zback'into the cylinder which moves the bar 62 and-the deflecting arms 50 and 23 back to their original positions. 'It isreadily apparent from the foregoing description, that my distributing device automatically directs half of the ware entering the leer to one side thereof and the other half toward the opposite side, and the number of pieces of ware. in each cross row depends on the speed of the leer'conveyor. "Itisalso apparentthat the device is capable of handling simultaneously ware .of any shape, or size,and that the :cross rows will be evenly spacedand not forced against one another.

While I have'describedone embodiment of my invention, it is to be'understood that this invent'ion is not limited to, the construction herein specifically illustrated but can be embodied in other forms :without departure fromjthespirit of this invention and the scope of the appended claims. I v

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: t s

1. The combination with a leer,.ofj a ware distributing arm in said leer and havingamair vent therein through which air is exhausted, a conveyor for .movingpieces of glassware into said leer 'andagainst said arm, reciprocating means forswinging said arm from one side to the other of said conveyor, means for reversingsaid reciprocating means, and means operable by the -moving ware for alternately opening and closing the air vent in said arm foroperating said reversing means, wherebythe arm is intermittently swung from side-to-side in said leer and the moving ware arranged in fractional .rows crosswise of the leer. I 1 g 1 2. The invention as set forth. in claim 1, in which .a cylinder, piston, and piston rod are provided for swinging said arm back and forth across the leer., v 7 I 3. The invention as set forthin claim 1, in which aware operated valve adapted to alternately open and close said air vent is connected to a reversing valve which in turn is connected to a cylinder, areiprovided for swinging said. .ware deflecting arm intermittently back and e forth across the leer.

4; In a leer, in'combination; a pair of guide arms pivoted outside said leer, a guide arm suspended inside said leer, means for feeding pieces of glassware one by' one to the space between said outside arms and against theedge of the arm inside said leer, and means for oscillating said guide arms whereby the piecesof ware are arranged at spaced intervalsacross the leer.

5. The invention as, set forth in claim 4, in which meansis provided for adjusting the travel of said guide-arms.

'6. The invention as set forth in claim: 4 in which a cylinder, piston and. piston rod are pro-- vided for oscillating said guidearms intermittently back and forth across'the leer.

r 7. The invention as set forth in claim 4, in which an inside. ware operated valve connected to an outside reversing valve which initur'nYis connected to a cylinder are provided for oscillating said guide arms intermittently back and forth across the leer.

8. ,In'a leer, in combination, a conveyor for feeding ware'into and through said leer, a ware distributing device .havingan arm suspended over said conveyor and engagingthe' ware carrled on said conveyor, a cylinder havinga piston provided, with a rodfor operating said ware distributing device so as to swing said arm back and forth across said conveyor, and ware operated means for controlling the operation of the piston in said cylinder.

'9. In a .l'eer, in combination, a conveyorfor feeding ware into and through said leer, a. ware distributing devicehaving an arm suspended over said conveyor and engaging the ware carried on said conveyor, means for intermittently oscillating said ware distributing device so as to swing saidarm back and forth across said conveyor,

and means inside said leer for controlling the operation of. said oscillating means, including a valve pivotally mounted on said arm and a con-- tact finger actuatedby the'ware' on said conveyor forturning said valve. i c

10. In a leer, in combination, .a conveyor for feeding wa're'into and through said leer, a ware distributing device having; an arm suspended over said conveyor andengaging the ware carried .on said'conveyor, means for oscillating said ware distributing device soas to swing said arm back and forthacross said conveyor, a reversing valve controlling said oscillatingmeans, and ware actuated means for creating an unbalanced condition in saidreversing valve so as to intermittent- 1y operate said'oscillatingmeans. V

11. The combination with aleer, of a conveyor for'carry ing pieces of glassware into andthrough said leer, a ware deflecting arm suspended in said leer above said conveyor, pressure responsive mechanism for turning saidarm, and means carriedby said arm for actuating said pressure responsivemechanism.

12. The combination with a leer, means --for conveying pieces of glassware into and through said leer, an arm for deflecting .a plurality of pieces of ware toward one side of said leer, means for oscillating said arm to ,move it out of contact with the deflected wareand to place the opposite sideof the arm in position to deflect aplurality of pieces of ware toward the opposite side of said leer and means .for reversing said arm oscillating means when a plurality of pieces have been defiected toward either side of said leer.

I 13 .The combination with a leer, of a conveyor for carryingpieces of glassware into and through said leer, a ware deflecting arm suspended in said leer above 'saidconveyor, pressure responsive mechanism for turning'said arm and a wareioperated valve on said arm forv actuating said'pressureresponsive mechanism. Y 14. The combinationwith a leer, of a conveyor forcarrying pieces of glassware into and through said leer, an arm for deflecting the pieces of ware on said conveyor toward one side of said leer, mechanism for turning saidarm to deflect the oncoming ware toward the opposite side of. the leer, a reversing valve connected to said arm turningmechanism, and a valve for cre atingan alternative overbalanced condition in said reversing valveso as to actuate said arm turning mechanism.

15. The combination with a leer, of a conveyor for feeding pieces of glassware-into and through said leer, means outside said leer for directing the ware toward one side of said conveyor, means inside said leer for directing the'ware on said conveyor toward one side of the leer, pressure respon sive mechanism swinging both of said ware directing-means across said conveyer andleer, re-

versing means connected to the pressure responsive mechanism and means for actuating said reversing means to operate said pressure respon- .ing the pieces of ware toward one side of the conveyor, a member in said leer 'for directing the pieces of wareon said conveyor toward one side of said leer, and means for intermittently oscil'-' lating said guide arms and said member.

17. A leer stacker comprising a ware deflecting arm adapted to extend into a leer, a reciprocating device for swinging said arm back and forth across said leer, a reversing valve connected'to said reciprocating device, a pair of cylinders each having a piston therein, one of which is larger in diameter than the other, associated with said reversing valve, a pressure supply line connecting said cylinders in parallel to a common source of pressure and normally exhausting beyond said cylinders, a reducing valve interposed in said pressure supply line between said cylinders, and means on said arm for opening andclosing the exhaust of said pressure supply line to alternately balance and unbalance,respectively, the intensity of pressure in said cylinders. A

18. A leer stacker comprising a ware-deflecting arm having'an air vent therein, a reciprocating device for moving said ware deflecting arm, a re sure and leading to the vent in said arm, a reducing valve interposed in said pressure supply line between said cylinders and a ware-operated valve on said arm adapted to alternately open and close said vent to unbalance and balance,

"respectively, the intensity of pressure in said cylinders. V

l9. Mechanism for operating the reciprocating device of a'leer stacker, comprising means for reversing said reciprocating device, 'a pair of cylinders each having a piston therein, one of which is larger in diameter than the other, for

ware passes the end of said arm.

actuating said reversingfmeans, said cylinders be-l ing connectedin parallel to a line carryinga common source of pressure supply, a reducing valve interposed in-said line between said cylinders, and

meansfor opening and closing the line at a point remote from said cylinders to alternately unbalance and balance the intensity of pressure in thetwo cylinders.

20. A leer stacker comprising a ware deflecting larger diameter than the other, a pressure supply 'line'connecting in parallel each ofsaid cylinders to a common source of pressure supply and lead pivotally mounted on said arm, and means for turning said block first in one direction andthen in theother to move said opening into and out of register with said air vent to unbalance and balance, respectively, the intensity of pressure in said cylinders. l

ing to the air vent in said arm, a reducing valve interposed insaid pressure supply line between said cylinders, a block having arr-opening therein ZL'ThecOi'nbinatiOn with a leer, of a conveyor g for feeding ware into and through said leer, an

arm suspended over'said-conveyor for deflecting" the ware toward one side of the leer, a motor for moving said arm across the leer, means for operating. the motor in opposite directions to swing Y said arm back. and forth across-the leer, and

means operated by the ware moving along said arm for actuating said'rnotor -operating means;

22. The combination with a leer, of a conveyor for feeding ware into and through said leer, an arm suspended over said conveyor for deflecting the ware toward one side of the-leer, an air motor for moving said arm across the leer, a valve for reversing the delivery of air to said motor, means for intermittently actuating said reversing valve to cause the armto be moved back and forth across the leer, and means for controlling the across the leer-stroke of .said arm.

23. The combination with a leer having aware deflecting arm and an air motor-for moving said arm across said leer, of a valve for reversing the delivery of air to said motor having a'rockershaft provided with a recess towhich air is continuously supplied, slots leading from opposite sides of said recess and a series of openings formed in said' shaft, said slots and openings being so spaced that when the shaft is turned in one direction, oneof said slots is connected to one end of the motor and one of said openings is connected to the opposite end of said motor, and means for turning said rocker shaft to alternately connect opposite ends of the cylinder to thesupply of air.

f 24. The combination with a leer, of a conveyor for feeding ware into said leer, an arm suspendedv over said conveyor for deflecting the ware toward one side of the leer, an air motor operatively conactuating said reversing valve, and ware operated means for actuating the mechanism controlling said reversing valve eachtime a piece of JoHN MAYO. 

